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In a message dated 3/3/03 5:49:07 PM Pacific Standard Time,

dstewart4@... writes:

> Water Phase:

> 2% glycerine

> 3% Matrixyl

> 3% Rigin

> 5% Biopeptide CL

> 5% Dermolectine

> 5% Phytotal FM

> 53% deionized water

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> Oil Phase:

> 12% Polawax

> 3% Chrodarom Avocadin HS-80

> 3% Chrodarom Avocadin

> 5% oils (mix of borage, rose-hip seed, primrose)

>

> 1% Germaben II

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Hi Alis,

So if I use this cream will I miraculously look 30 again? Only kidding!!

Would it be possible to list the INCI names? I'm familiar with the Avocadin

and the Matrixyl (excellent products, but prepare to spend a small fortune

, but not with Biopeptide CL, Dermolectine or Phytotal FM.

My first thought is that you have an expensive cream and it deserves better

than 12% polawax Since I'm not familiar with the ingredients in your

water phase, I can't comment on them, but in your oil phase, my own

preference would be to eliminate the polawax and substitute some other fatty

alcohols, like cetearyl, cetyl, or behenyl at 2% or so. Try using some

glyceryl stearate and ceteareth 20 or polysorbate 20 or 80 as your

emulsifiers. I'd throw in some shea butter and some jojoba because I love

them I'd keep your rich EFA oils, but add one of my new CO2 extracts at

..5 or 1%...very high in EFA's. I'd probably choose to use Liquid Germall

Plus rather than Germaben II.

I think you have done a great job in putting together some high quality

ingredients that should make a very nice cream for 'mature' skin.

Good luck with it!

Angie

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Alis,

For skin restructuring, I'd add .5 - 1.0% Helichrysum Corsacan.

It helps a lot in regenerating the collagen in the skin, which makes it

more elastic. Unfortunately, It's REALLY expensive.

HTH,

" Alis " wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> I am listing my formulary for what I think might be a good (personal

> not for sale) face cream. I'm trying to make something that will

> provide advanced wrinkle relief/agespot clean-up, etc. for my tired

> old skin.

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Can you point us to the research for this?

Lynda

Cramer wrote:

>Alis,

>For skin restructuring, I'd add .5 - 1.0% Helichrysum Corsacan.

>It helps a lot in regenerating the collagen in the skin, which makes it

>more elastic. Unfortunately, It's REALLY expensive.

>HTH,

>

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>>provide advanced wrinkle relief/agespot clean-up, etc. for my tired

>>old skin.

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Lynda,

I'm friends with a local herbalist and ayurvetic practitioner, and

discussed with him making a cream for my 84 year old mother.

You can do a www.google.com search, and it'll probably locate

information for you. There are several varieties of helichrysum,

but the Corsacan has the most potent properties.

hth,

Lynda Sorenson wrote:

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I am a trained Aromatherapist, and know quite a bit about Heli. I'm

just curious, as you said that it will regenerate collagen in the skin.

I was wondering where you found the research for this?

Many thanks-

Lynda

Cramer wrote:

>Lynda,

>I'm friends with a local herbalist and ayurvetic practitioner, and

>discussed with him making a cream for my 84 year old mother.

>You can do a www.google.com search, and it'll probably locate

>information for you. There are several varieties of helichrysum,

>but the Corsacan has the most potent properties.

>hth,

>

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Hi -

My daughter is 19 and that is a very real concern of ours. The geneticists

say that there is just no way to know. Their are many variables that play into

the percentage of chance a woman with MDS will have a baby with MDS or DS.

The only determinate way to do this would be to remove ovarian material and

conduct genetic testing on it. Since some cells have MDS and others don't,

testing only a few cells within the ovary would not give a true sample of what

may be going on as regards to trisomy 21 in that ovary. In addition, I think

that this would prove very invasive for anyone. It is my understanding that it

all has to do with whether or not the ovaries have trisomy 21 material or

not. If it does, the baby may have Down Syndrome- if not then the baby will

not.

I hope that helps,

Glenda , mom to Sherri 19 (MDS) Full time college student and full time

employee of Walmart)

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I could be wrong... so I'll wait for anyone to back me up or correct me...

Being mosaic, we all understand, means some cells have the extra chromosome,

some cells do not. This could be the same of her gametes (her eggs). So, if

the egg had the extra chromome, the baby could have DS, or MDS... if the egg

did not have the extra chromosome, it could be a perfectly " normal " baby.

The only way to know for sure is to wait and see, or decide if amniocentisis is

a procedure worth having. Amnio's are done at about 16 weeks as I

recall...so it's something her doctor may be discussing with her soon.

~ANGEL~

mom to (13) Mosaic Down Syndrome/Hirschsprung's Disease

Lance (17), Tyler (14), (11)

Jaeda (9) and Shayne (3)

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Hi Jennie, (and hubby and mom),

Wow just reading your e-mail tired me out! If you'd known of 's

disabilities from the start you'd be past the stage you're in now, but there's

always a new one coming up! Rest assured, he will probably add 2+2 and his

music

taste will be unpredictible.

You are now a CEO of your son's life, acquiring valuable skills (such as

record keeping!) should you ever decide to run a big conglomerate someday for

pay...

It sounds like you live in Georgia, so I wanted to encourage you to plan on

attending the National Down Syndrome Congress convention in Atlanta in July.

Judie, mom to Christi, 27

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Jeanne,

It does get better. All of the initial appointments will soon be over, and

your son's PT will become a normal routine. It is very overwhelming. Good luck

with the local DS group. I hope they will accept you well. I have had both

positive and negative responses from DS groups. Funny how disasbilities even

have prejudices!! I will keep your intentions in our daily prayers!

Irene mom to Nat 11MDS, Luke 9, Emilia 7, Lillian 4, and Ikey the Dude 2

Jennie wrote:

Hey everyone. Just taking the time to keep ya'll abreast of our

son's progress through his testing/screening phase of his diagnosis.

Please welcome my hubby: n2spell4u and my mom jaclaire8.

Currently, we have had a PT evaluation. His hamstrings are shortned

from toe-walking and his right knee turns in a little. Classic DS

walking style, so the PT informs me. (We learn so much in such a

short time as parents with children with disabilities, don't we?

Talk about information overload. I think my head will pop!) Anyway,

we're doing his PT at home because I'm an anatomy teacher and I do

yoga (still new at it but LOVE it,) so to spare the insurance costs,

we're doing the PT for hamstring stretches at home with a planned

quarterly checkup with PT to gauge his progress. The PT referred us

to an osteo doctor who will fit with AFO's (don't know that

that acronym stands for) which are little inconspicuous braces for

his ankles that will slowly encourage his heels to come down. We are

also doing sensory integration by rubbing his feet with different

textured things and having him rub his heels in the carpet. The

objective is to awaken the sensory neurons on his heels and insteps

so the neurons will get the synapses all the way to the temporal

lobe. This has been fascinating to me, particularly as an anatomy

teacher. I'd love to share this concept with anyone who is

interested in more detail. Kristy, maybe I can write an article or

something for the website? (I'm a freelance writer.)

We are still in the evaluation stage for OT. But it is good to know

that there will be help for all the sensory issues he has. What

relief!

Our county's special services program has been put on alert. Their

initial screening in November didn't turn up any problems (you have

to wonder how thorough their screening was then) but I've been

informed that next year in kindergarten, will be able to get

OT in the PE hour at school. WOW! Also, his speech pathologist at

the elementary school he'll be attending next year, has promised me

that she and the lead teacher of special services, along with the

evaluations from the doctors and other specialists and the personnel

from the county's special services, will meet at the end of this

school year to decide on the best placement for in

kindergarten - what teacher, will he need an assistant, etc. I am

overwhelmed by the support from the county alone. And, since the

elementary school has a GA funded pre-k classroom already, if they

decide that he is not ready for Kindergarten yet, they will just move

him back to pre-k, within the building. Wow.

The neuropsychologist was very frustrated that we weren't able to get

help sooner. There are so many programs for babies with

disabilites. Not to mention that our adoption costs would have been

paid for because the state of GA has a grant program for adoption

fees of disabled children. UGH! Can't change it now.

She wanted to know why the pediatricians didn't pick up on his

delays. Which is a question I've asked myself. But I told her the

answer I've been telling myself: MDS is hard to pick-out sometimes.

And altough was delayed in some things, he eventually

accomplished those tasks so every time I mentioned it to the

pediatrician, the problem seemed to work itself out. There hasn't

been any cause for alarm until he went to pre-k this year and it

became obvious that his peers were advancing and he wasn't. That,

and no one can understand a thing he says! LOL

The neuropsychologist said to move his insurance to Medicaid as soon

as we have a diagnosis, so the GA funded peachcare insurance doesn't

drop him. (thank you for that excellent tip, Dr. Gangarosa) and she

said she'd sign off on any form that the school required for proof of

special services required on his behalf. She begins his IQ testing

and cognitive testing in two weeks and said that a true IQ should be

done again after any child turns six. Lots of more really good

information from her.

We go to the PCP in April to catch him up to speed.

We have the EEG at the end of April, along with the chromosomal assay

and a thyroid test. A TCD with the neurologist the week after that

and a final diagnosis, with all evaluations in hand, by the first

full week of May, including percentage of cells, his estimated

learning potential, etc.

Am I overwhelmed? Good Lord, yes. Six weeks ago, I thought my son

might have ADD. Today, I'm wondering if he'll be able to learn 2+2.

It's scary. I feel like my hopes for my son have been stripped

away. I feel like I have to relearn how to be his parent; teaching

him, disciplining him, etc. He's the same kid he was six weeks ago.

I know that. But I feel like a ton of bricks has been dropped on my

head and no one will give me any advil for my whopping headache. If

I'd known of his disablilites right from the start, I don't think I'd

feel so disjointed right now. It's like someone swapped my son. An

adorable little guy that loves dinosaurs and the Steve Band

for a child that has a quadrillion appointments and a bazillion

things wrong with him.

Does anyone else think the neurologists and neuorpsychologists are

totally clueless when it comes to bed-side manner? I mean, these

docs are like " Well, your son has blah blah blah. We're going to do

blah blah blah. Bye. " And you're walking out of the office with

sixteen more forms and papers and appointments without a " hey, I know

this is tough. " Dang.

oh, and EVERYBODY wants EVERYBODY ELSE'S evaluations. I'm like, hey,

get it yourself. I'm dizzy trying to keep up myself! LOL I mean,

sheesh. I've got a folder for all this stuff, fax numbers, office

numbers, appointment dates, etc. Again, more learning for mom. I

had no idea how much paper pushing I was in for, or how many phone

calls I'd be making to various so-and-so's. I feel like i need a

secretary for crying out loud. Oh, and laundry, dishes, shopping...

who's got time for that. Plus his PT every night. I'm worn out!

And this is just the beginning. When I think of the rest of his life

and what he will require from us, from me, from doctors and the

Rx's... I just can't go there today. One day at a time.

We could use some prayers and support. And I am VERY grateful for

all the support we've gotten thus far from all of you. There is a

local DS group that meets once a month, so I'm hoping to jump in on

that too.

PHEW! Thanks for letting me rant. I feel a little better now.

Blessings,

Jennie

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Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski doesn't work for Cancer Clinic. He has his own clinic in Houston, The Burzynski Clinic.

Diane

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Khanye

Are you referring to Dr. Burzynski from the Cancer Hospital/Clinic in Houston, Texas?

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Raw garlic grated and added to large glass of orange juice will take care of lung congestion if you have that and it is causing cough. Put vicks vaporub on soles of feet and then put on socks at bed time to stop cough at night time. Andrographis is great immune system booster and Olive leaf extract will kill the Rhino virus if that is source of cold. For some reason chicken broth seems good too for colds.

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GarnetI have cold and cough for almost a week and have been using oregano oil (3 drops) and black cumin oil (12 drops). Can i take these long term? I used these even before my cough and cold came around and sometimes wonder if this could also be hex. Do I need to pulse them?Thanks.